Stake pocket



June 25, 19 29. c SCHMQHL 1,718,308

STAKE POCKET Filed Oct. 20, 1927 Y INVENTOR Patented June 25, 1929. i 1

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

s'rAxn POCKET.

Application filed October 20, 1927. Serial No. 227,432.

My invention relates to stake pockets ing ledge portion 17 of the stakepocket when for securing stakes to cars and more particuthe door istilted and swung open. larly to that type in which is embodied aAssuming the door to be in a closed posiswinging door to the pocket,said door being tion, as shown in Fig. l, and it is desired 5 capable ofbeing lifted vertically and to open the door and release the car stake,

swung to one side when opened and not rethe door 3 is lifted in avertical direction, 60 quiring any additional locking means for by meansof the finger 18, causing the door holding the door whcn in a. closedposition. to tilt about the member 4 as a fulcrum un- An object of theinvention is to provide a til the surface 19 of the door is free ofenstake pocket with a door which can be easily gagement with the keeper14. The door is opened and swung to one side. now in the position asshown in Fig. 3. 65 Another object of the invention is to pro 1th thetilting of the door the projecting vide a hinge for such door which willnot portion 16 describes a downward path until become easily damaged andis not liable to it is below the underside 20 of the inclined bind so asto prevent the opening of such a ledge 17 on the stake pocket. The dooris (100K now swung outwardly and away from the 7 Another object of theinvention is to procar until its assumes the position shown in vide aconstruction which, upon the open- F lg. 41-. As it will be noted fromFig. 4 the ing of the door, will so position. the door so door whenopened retains the same tilted pothat it will be in looking position andwill S1tion as shown in Fig. 3 where the door is look automatically whenclosed. tilted to clear the keeper 14. This retention 7 Referring to thedrawings, Fig. 1 is a plan of. such a position is caused by theprojectview of the stake pocket and door, attached ing portion 16 of thedoor, passing under to a portion of a car: F ig. 2 is an elevational andinto contact with the inclined or posii f th stake pocket and door; Fig.3 is tioning ledge 17 of the stake pocket when an elevation of the stakepocket with the the door is swung open. The resilient mem- S0 door intilted position before being swung her or torsion spring 10 around theshaft 6 open; Fig. 4 is an elevation of the stake of the rotatable buttportion 4 receives an pocket with the door in opened position. initialtwist with the tilting movement of Referring now in detail tothe'drawings, the door and retains this twist throughout referencecharacter 1 indicates a portion of a all the Opening movements of thedoor. One car to which the stake pocket casting 2 is end portion 21 ofthe spring passes into the secured; reference character 3 indicates therotatable butt member at and the other end vertically tilting andtransversely swinging 22 is held in a slot 23; of the stake pocket 35door attached thereto. .Reference character Ca ting.

l indicates the rotatable butt portion of the Upon swinging the doorclosed, the pordoor hinge, comprising a head and a shaft tion 16 of thedoor passes out of contact With portion 6. The shaft portion 6 iscontained the inclined ledge 17 of the pocket casting in the side 7 ofthe stake pocket and is sewhen the door is directly over the keeper 14.

40 cured by means of a nut 8 to a rib 9 of the The spring 10 being intorsion during the stake pocket side wall. Encircling the shaft closingmovement of the door and released .6 intermediate the rib 9 and the head5 is a when the member 16 passes out of contact resilient. member 10which is shown in the with the inclined ledge, resumes its originalpreferred form as a torsion spring. The position and forces the doordown into the 45 head 5 of the rotatable butt portion 4 has an keeper.slot 14 of the stake pocket. This inopening 11 formed therein throughwhich sures automatic positive locking engagement the pin member 12passes to secure the door of the door with its keeper When the door 3 tthe hinge butt. The opposite side 13 of is closed. N 0 additional effortis required of the stake pocket has a slot 14 formed therein theoperator in locking the door other than 50 which acts as a keeper toengage the portion to swing the door closed. Accidental un- 15 of thedoor and hold the door when closed. locking or opening of the door isresisted by On the door,adjacent the butt portion of the the spring onthe hinge butt and the Weight hinge, is a projecting portion 16 which isof the door itself. adapted to engage the inclined or position- Havingthus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent is 1- 1. A stake pocket having a hinged door adapted totilt vertically and swing transversely in opening and closing, a butthinge for said loor, the butt of said hinge being adapted to tilt withsaid door.

2. A stake pocket having a hinged door adapted to tilt vertically andswing transversely in opening and closing, a butt hinge for said doorhaving a rotatable butt portion and a resilient restraining meanscooperating with said butt portion.

3. A stake pocket having a hinged door adapted to tilt vertically andswing transversely in opening and closing, a hinge for said door havinga rotatable butt, a torsion spring encircling a portion of said butt,one end of said spring engaging the hinge butt and the other endengaging the stake pocket.

4. A stake pocket having a hinged door adapted to tilt vertically andswing transversely in opening and closing, a rotatable butt for saidhinge connected to said stake pocket, a keeper on said pocket adapted toengage a portion of said door, a projecting portion on said door and apositioning ledge on said pocket adapted to engage the projectingportion of said door.

5. A stake pocket having a vertical tilting and transversely swingingdoor, a hinge at one end of the door, a keeper engaging the other end ofsaid door, a rotatable butt for said hinge, a positioning ledge on saidpocket and a corresponding engaging portion on said door.

6. The combination in a stake pocket of a three sided enclosure, atiltable hinged door for the open side of said enclosure, a keeper forsaid door, a rotatable butt for said door hinge, a resilient membercooperating with the rotatable hinge butt, an in.- clined ledge on saidstake pocket and a projecting portion on said door engaging saidinclined ledge.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ALFRED C. SCHMOHL.

